On April 11, investigators a shooting happened between the 18-year-old victim and a group of unidentified men in a white sedan on Lamont Avenue in Conley. A stray bullet from the shootout hit the child, who was playing with a toy in an upstairs bedroom of a home nearby.

Police attempted to arrested Bankston, who is accused of being a member of the YSL gang, at a traffic stop, but Bankston fled.